{"product_id":"very-rare-antique-hardy-uniqua-3-with-centre-screw-spool-fitting","title":"VERY Rare Antique Hardy UNIQUA 3” With Centre Screw Spool Fitting","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an earliest version Hardy Bros Uniqua with circa 1896 flat Calliper spring check mechanism, notice it has the very rare find centre screw spool fitting, John Drewetts book mentions on page.176 a 1911-16 version, this reel is a very rare first model 1903. stating it’s a very unusual feature having a centre screw as with a silent check version for example. So be sure that only a very few exist if not the only one , maybe a the pre run experimental design built uniqua before Hardys decided to opt for the standard horseshoe latch was introduced on all subsequent models and then the telephone latch. What I notice on this reel is there’s no spool wobble as the screw fit into the spindle heads gives it a very secure fitting, where as on the latch reels there’s a tendency to spool wobble over time. This is definitely one for the Hardy collector. It measures 3” diameter, again also unusual as the narrow drums are all  in 1\/8” measurements.. . This reel is in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique \u0026 Vintage Fishing Tackle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674976772433,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/4029\/2689\/files\/IMG-4789.heic?v=1777726348","url":"https:\/\/antiquevintagefishingtackle.co.uk\/products\/very-rare-antique-hardy-uniqua-3-with-centre-screw-spool-fitting","provider":"Antique \u0026 Vintage Fishing Tackle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}